SMITHVILLE I.S.D.
The Smithville I.S.D. Board of Trustees met in regular session on Monday, December 18, 2006 beginning at 6:00 P.M. Items discussed or acted on by members included the following:
1. Employees of the Month for November – Employees of the Month for November were Mary Sides, teacher at Brown Primary, and T. Warnke, paraprofessional at Brown. Ms. Sides and Ms. Warnke were present at the board meeting to receive certificates of appreciation from the Board of Trustees.
2. Gold Performance Recognitions –Tony Quitta and Jim Manning, representing the high
school, and Darla Vinklarek, Vickie McQueen, Lisa Wood and David Edwards from the Junior High were present at the meeting to receive awards recognizing their campus’s accomplishment in achieving Gold Performance. This recognition is awarded annually by the Texas Education Agency, and is based on accountability data.
3. Communications from the Public – There were no communications from the public.
4. A.E.I.S. Report and Public Hearing
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school district is required to publish an annual report describing the district’s educational performance on the AEIS indicators and to hold a hearing for public discussion of the report. Mr. Sage presented the 2005-2006 AEIS Report for Smithville ISD to the public and the Board.
Consent Agenda – Kamron Saunders moved to approve items 5 through 9 on the Consent
Agenda as presented. Michael Goertz seconded, and the motion carried 5-0. The Consent
Agenda included the following:
5. Minutes of the November 20, 2006 regular board meeting
6. Disbursements for the month of November 2006
7. Financial Statements for November 2006
8. Investment Report
9. Tax Collection Report
10. Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Sage updated the Board on several important issues involving the District including a letter received from the Texas Education Agency clearing Smithville High School of any perceived wrong doing for TAKS testing discrepancies, a donation received from Bluebonnet Electric of $5200 designated for the purchase of A.E.D.’s for the district, and a reminder to the Board of a board training scheduled for January 9, 2007.
11. Tentative January Agenda Items – Tentative items to be included on the January agenda are:
a. Superintendent’s Report
b. Employees of the Month for December
c. Superintendent’s Evaluation/Contract Renewal
d. Consider purchasing school buses for next year
e. Outstanding students for the third six-weeks
f. State Compliance Monitoring
g. Personnel
12. Approve a Resolution to Authorize Tax Resale – McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C.,
delinquent tax attorney for the District, has requested authorization by resolution to place
four properties, currently held in trust by S.I.S.D., up for sale for less than taxes, penalty and
interest due against the property. These particular parcels had previously been placed for sale with no minimum bid received. Kamron Saunders moved to approve the resolution as requested by McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C. Mike Morgan seconded the motion and it carried 5-0.
13. Review and approve changes in the 2007-2008 High School Course Catalog – In order to
establish course offerings, policies and procedures for enrollment of students for the 2007-2008 school year, high school staff has been working to update the current course catalog. The catalog was presented to the Board for approval. Kamron Saunders moved to approve the High School Course Catalog as presented. Michael Goertz seconded the motion. After discussion, Mike Morgan moved to amend the previous motion to include that staff continue to examine options for determining class rank. Kamron Saunders seconded, and the amended motion carried 5-0. The Board then returned to the previous motion, which passed 5-0.
14. Consider Board Replacement Options – With the resignation of member Peggy Walicek at the November board meeting, a vacancy is created on the Board of Trustees. The Board has the authority to appoint someone to fill the position until the next regular election, or leave the position vacant. Kamron Saunders motioned to leave the position on the Board vacant until the May 2007 regular election. Michael Goertz seconded, and the vote passed 5-0.
15. Review and adopt Board Policy Update 79 – Included in the board packet were vantage
points from Board Policy Update 79, a document recommended by the Texas Association of School Boards to help keep our district policies up to date. A motion was made by Craig Williams to approve Update 79 as presented. Mike Morgan seconded the motion, and it carried 5-0.
16a.Resignations of Certified Personnel – The Superintendent informed the Board of the
resignation of Keith Brown, a teacher at the high school.
16b.Employment of Certified Personnel – There was no employment to recommend.
16c.Superintendent’s Self-Evaluation and distribution of materials – The Superintendent
provided the Board with results of his self-evaluation, as required by Board Policy BJCD
[Legal], and also distributed materials for his evaluation by the Board, to take place at the January meeting.
17. Adjournment – The Board adjourned its meeting at 7:35 p.m.